Numéro7 is on the ground floor of riad n°9, owned and designed also by Bruno and Stephen.  The restaurant is located in the hectic medina of Fez.  The fresh black and white interior gives a real calm atmosphere. Really beautiful.

photo © Steven Rothfeld

But I must admit that is not fun anymore. I think we have had maybe 4 beautiful days this year. We want the summer!

But it is what it is. So because of the temperature it is not to hot to work so maybe you can prepare your garden.  The beautiful days will probably still come, I hope. My garden is absolutely not prepared yet so I have some ideas in mind. I like to have some Moroccan influences in my garden with a big lounge and stuff.

Maybe with some elements from these examples you can give your garden or balcony a bit of Moroccon touch.

Images: 1. Riad el Fenn  2. Riad dar K  3 & 4. Ksar Char Bagh 5. Elle Decor 6. AD 7. Riad el Fenn 8. via thediversionproject 9. bohemianhomes.tumblr.com

The house has a beautiful mix of modern design and local crafts. more information you can find on their website. The beautiful photos are made by Jan Dirkx 

Photo: MarieClaire Italy

A few years ago when I brought my first visit to Morocco, we made a tour through a large part of Morocco. One in particular is Kelaa ait M’Gouna, the ”Rose water capital” , located in the Valley of Roses. Here bloom every year from early April beautiful roses. The region is famous for its perfumes and cosmetics based on rosewater and the hospitality of the people. Kelaa ait M’gouna is the centre of rose production, with two large factories for rose water.

In this region grows ”la Rosa Damascena”. This rose is known for its excellent resistance to cold and drought, but most of her fragrance.
The Rosa Damascena is the most widely-used rose in perfumery. Rose water is not only used for it fragrance but also for Moroccan traditional cooking.

In the month of May is the annual Festival of Roses, at which the rose-harvest is celebrated. The city is perfumed with roses, the women are beautiful dressed and they dance folkloric.

Currently 3 to 4 thousand tons of roses are harvested each year. In order to make one single litre of rose water, there are needed about 3000 kilo of rose petals. Not strange that pure rose water is pretty expensive. There are 4200 km of rose hedges, with the capacity of only 1400 litre of rose water.

The festival is held in early May. If you’re in Morocco by coincidence it’s really worth going there.

Photos by C.Tréal

The rugs are made from recycled materials such as cotton, nylon and wool textiles. Each rug has a beautiful unique pattern. For our shop El Ramla Hamra we have specially selected some lovely vintage boucherouite rugs.

There are no rules for the boucherouite. They are all different in colours and patterns. Some with lovely pastels and some with bright colours. These days new rugs are made inspired by the boucherouite. But my preference goes out to the rug with a history. So we only select vintage rugs.

We have just taken new photos, include this sample photos of the boucherouite rugs, in collaboration with photographer and stylist Paulina Arcklin.

The sunsets are beautiful in Morocco as you can see. In the old medina you will find clothes to dry in the sun in all colours. Melons and other fresh fruit everywhere. At the old medina you will find cereals, rugs, Moroccon shoes, saffron and much much more.

And the moped…like bikes in Amsterdam.

Images: Melanie el Haddad

…I want the spring, sun, flowers, going outside etc. When I see this beautiful images in Ibiza made by Heidi Lerkenfeldt I almost can feel the warmth of the sun. I love the fresh whites and the Moorish/ Moroccan details. It makes want to feel the spring sun even more. Do you see the beautiful Beni Ouarain rug again?… perfectly styled.